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| August 12 2008 - CVC Physician and TMF Heart Institute First to Implant Heart Failure Prevention Dev |
August 12, 2008Contact:
John Moore
Media Relations
(903) 531-4542
CVC PHYSICIAN AND TRINITY MOTHER FRANCES HEART INSTITUTE AMONG FIRST TO IMPLANT ADVANCED HEART FAILURE PREVENTION DEVICE
New Device Enables Physicians To Tailor Individualized Pacing Therapy For Patients
TYLER, TX -- Monday at The Trinity Mother Frances Heart institute, Stan Weiner, MD, a cardiologist with Cardiovascular Consultants, PA, was among the first in the nation and the first in east Texas to implant a new cardiac defibrillator. A defibrillator can offer patients with severe heart failure a chance at regaining quality of life. The patient, an 81-year-old Henderson man, was discharged from Mother Frances Hospital today.
The COGNIS™ cardiac resynchronization defibrillator (CRT-D) is an advanced device used to treat heart failure, a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough oxygen-carrying blood to meet the body’s needs, leading to fatigue and shortness of breath.
"This is a new generation of defibrillator and Trinity Mother Frances is currently the only facility in Tyler where the device is available," said Dr. Weiner. "The purpose of the device is to improve efficiency of the heart’s contractions in patients with severe heart failure. This therapy has been used extensively over the last several years with great results. The new device offers a number of advantages over the previously available models: the smallest size and the longest lasting battery in the industry, extended programmability, and similar to some of the top models used in the past, this device can be monitored remotely over the telephone to ensure optimal operation and patient safety. I am very excited to be able to offer this to my patients."
"This device is a great advancement in technology. We are proud to provide our patients access to the latest devices," said Janis King, RN, clinical director, cardiac services, Trinity Mother Frances Heart Institute. "Our cardiac program began in 1983 with heart bypass procedures and cardiac catheterizations. In the last 25 years, we have added many more services, including electrophysiology studies."
Boston Scientific, the manufacturer of the device, said the device represents an entirely new platform to treat heart failure and is the result of a multi-year research and development effort to provide physicians enhanced clinical options for their patients.
The COGNIS CRT-D is the smallest, thinnest high-energy CRT-D in the world, featuring innovative new technologies with exceptional longevity.
Key features of the COGNIS CRT-D include:
• SmartDelay™ - quickly proposes programmable device settings, which enables physicians to tailor individualized pacing therapy for their patients.
• Bi-V Trigger - helps physicians manage heart failure patients with frequent atrial arrhythmias.
• Electronic Repositioning™ - provides physicians with six configurations for stimulating the left side of the heart even after implant, which may help avoid an additional surgical procedure.
Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics includes Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler, Mother Frances Hospital-Jacksonville, Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital, affiliated with HealthSouth, and Trinity Clinic. Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multispecialty physician group with more than 200 providers representing 36 specialties serving 27 counties in east, northeast and north-central Texas in 35 clinic locations. For more information on services available through Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics, visit tmfhs.org.
About Heart Failure
Symptoms of heart failure result when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the energy needs of the body. A failing heart most often results from damage to the heart muscle due to injuries such as heart attack, untreated coronary artery disease or persistent high blood pressure. It can also occur as a result of genetic and/or molecular abnormalities or infections. The most common forms of heart failure are treated with drugs and electrical devices such as pacemakers and implanted defibrillators, but if symptoms continue to worsen, other therapies are needed.
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